How I Did Super Bowl XLV
I love football. Don’t get me wrong, I’m a huge fan of hockey, baseball, basketball, golf and even soccer, but I LOVE football. From college to the pros, I love it. And after growing tired of doing Las Vegas every year for the Super Bowl in the early 2000’s, I decided I wanted to get [...]Brag Photo: Thoroughbred Hair Cuts Return with Super Saver
Many collectors were pretty excited when they found out Upper Deck’s Goodwin Champions brand would be back this summer. We showed off one of the cards of golfer Bubba Watson after he won the first tournament of the year recently. The last edition of Goodwin Champions featured a variety of very unique inserts, with one [...]PSA/DNA to authenticate Super Bowl game balls
By Chris Olds | Editor
Each and every game ball used in Super Bowl XLV on Sunday will be tagged with invisible ink to authenticate it as being used in game-play, announced PSA/DNA on Tuesday.
Roughly 120 balls will he used during the big game between the Green Bay Packers and the Pittsburgh Steelers, and they won’t be the only items authenticated — the pylons and the coin for the coin toss also will be marked.
“The DNA ink has an astronomical 1-in-33 trillion chance of being accurately reproduced by counterfeiters,” said Joe Orlando, President of PSA/DNA. “Many of the game-used Super Bowl footballs are sold by the NFL through charity auctions. The PSA/DNA certification combats potential counterfeiting and helps assure future owners that each ball is genuine.”
The Santa Ana, Calif.-based company uses a synthetic DNA strand that can be seen only with a specific laser. This will be the 13th year that the company has authenticated Super Bowl balls, which also will include a letter of authenticity. For added protection, the letters will have codes that can be verified at PSADNA.com.
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